PRODUCTION DIARY #1 - PETER CUSHING: In His Own Words : We're delighted that our first PRODUCTION DIARY is with MorrisBrightMBE, chairman of Elstree Studios, who takes us on an amazing, impromptu tour of the world-famous studios, home to Hammer Films, Star Wars, The Crown, Big Brother and even Strictly Come Dancing.
We turned up at Elstree Studios on day-one, week-one of production to start recording contributions for the documentary and were met by Morris, who insisted on giving us an a tour of the studios before we settled down to record our interview. Our first PRODUCTION DIARY features around 10 minutes of that ultimate tour of Elstree, with one of the most passionate exponents of film and television, Morris Bright.
After the tour we recorded a short interview about what's happening at Elstree today and what's in-store for the studios in the future. That interview forms our second PRODUCTION DIARY, which is out next week.
https://rabbitandsnail.com/peter-cushing-in-his-own-words-2018/
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published:16 Aug 2018

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Here is a lovely clip that ITV News did for us regarding Elstree & Borehamwoods 100 year anniversary in filmmaking!

published:14 Oct 2014

views:4691

ElstreeStudioCasting (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire). 1925 - 1929?
Possibly for film â€œElstree Callingâ€.
Motion pictures; production. Casting at Elstree film studio in London; c. 1925? Great raw footage of Elstree directors; including a young Alfred Hitchcock; looking over would-be actresses at a cattle call audition.
Group of young women; nearly every one w/ her hair in fashionable marcel waves; parade in a circle around a room; past table where the studio men sit; frowning and smoking cigars and making notes. The girls are a mixed bunch: some are very pretty; some are rather plain; some seem to be experienced models w/ confidence and professional moves; others stiff and awkward. They are dressed in a variety of day and evening dresses - great fashions.
The aspiring ingenues step up to the table one at a time and read a few lines from script - shots of this from various distances and angles; CUs of two of the girls reading. Hitchcock sits (or rather slumps) on the left end; if one is facing the table. Finally a shot of girls sitting in 2 rows looking nervous; boys wait their turn in 2 more rows of chairs in back; Theatrical / movie lights; wooden frames for movie sets; a pulled back curtain; etc. all add to atmosphere.
Note: if anyone knows who the other directors or actresses are, please let us know! - SL.
FILM ID:2412.13
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies GaumontGraphic (1910-1932), Empire NewsBulletin (1926-1930), BritishParamount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

Elstree Studios

Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and defunct British film studios and television studios based in or around the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire. Studios have been located here since film production began in the area during 1914.

While some facilities have been built and demolished since then, two sites remain in use in Borehamwood; Elstree Studios on Shenley Road and the BBC Elstree Centre on Clarendon Road.

History and facilities

Despite being called "Elstree Studios", only one studio has ever been located in Elstree itself, the remainder residing in the adjacent town of Borehamwood. When the studios were being established, Elstree was significantly larger than Borehamwood. Nowadays, Borehamwood is the larger, but the old names have remained in use.

The Beatles (TV series)

The Beatles is an Americananimated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular Englishrock band of the same name. It ran from 1965 to 1969 on ABC in the U.S. (only 1965 to 1967 was first run; later transmissions were reruns). The series debuted on September 25, 1965 and ended on September 7, 1969. A total of 39 episodes were produced. The series was shown on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM EST until the 1967 third season when it was moved to 12:00 PM EST. For the fourth season, which consisted of reruns, the series was shown at 9:30 AM EST on Sunday mornings. Each episode has a name of a Beatles song, so the story is based on its lyrics and it is also played at some time in the episode. The original series was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on the Disney Channel beginning in 1989 on Fridays at 5 PM. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people.

The Beatles (album)

The Beatles, also known as the White Album, is the ninth studio album by English rock group the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. A double album, its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed, and was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's earlier Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although no singles were issued from The Beatles in Britain and the United States, the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968. The album's songs range in style from British blues and ska to tracks influenced by the Beach Boys and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Most of the songs on the album were written during March and April 1968 at a Transcendental Meditation course in Rishikesh, India. The group returned to EMI Studios in May with recording lasting through to October. During these sessions, arguments broke out among the Beatles, and witnesses in the studio saw band members quarrel over creative differences. The feuds intensified when Lennon's new partner, Yoko Ono, started attending the sessions. After a series of problems, including producer George Martin taking a sudden leave of absence and engineer Geoff Emerick quitting, Ringo Starr left the band briefly in August. The same tensions continued throughout the following year, leading to the eventual break-up of the Beatles in April 1970.

The game was released internationally on 9 September 2009, coinciding with the release of new, remastered compact disc versions of the Beatles' albums. It incorporates many of the gameplay features of the Rock Band series; however, it is not an expansion pack for the Rock Band series and content for it and other Rock Band titles is not cross-compatible. Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos described the game as "... a new, full game title production built from the ground up." Gameplay mechanics differ slightly from previous Rock Band games, including the addition of a three-part vocalharmony system. Subsequent games in the Rock Band series would reuse these new elements, including vocal harmonies.

Pathé News

Pathé News was a producer of newsreels, cinemagazines, and documentaries from 1910 until 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathé, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathé News archive is known today as British Pathé. Its collection of news film and movies is fully digitised and available online.

History

Its roots lie in 1896 Paris, France, when Société Pathé Frères was founded by Charles Pathé and his brothers, who pioneered the development of the moving image. Charles Pathé adopted the national emblem of France, the cockerel, as the trademark for his company. After the company, now called Compagnie Générale des Éstablissements Pathé Frère Pt'honographes & Cinématographes, invented the cinema newsreel with Pathé-Journal. French Pathé began its newsreel in 1908 and opened a newsreel office in Wardour Street, London in 1910.

The newsreels were shown in the cinema and were silent until 1928. At first they ran for about four minutes, and were issued biweekly. Even though during the early days the camera shots were taken from a stationary position, the Pathé newsreels captured events such as Franz Reichelt's fatal parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower, and suffragette Emily Davison's fatal injury by a racehorse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

Gino Cervi

Life and career

Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi.
In 1928, he married Nini Gordini (one of his partners) and they had a son, Tonino Cervi. Gino Cervi later became the grandfather of actress Valentina Cervi and producer Antonio Levesi Cervi.

Cervi was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He shared great complicity and friendship with co-star Fernandel during the 15 years playing their respective roles in Don Camillo movies.

At the end of his career, he played Commissioner Maigret for six years in the Italian version of those murder stories, which ended with a movie Maigret a Pigalle (Mario Landi, 1966), produced by his son Antonio Cervi.

Selected filmography

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

"Robot Chicken: Star Wars" (also known as "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode I") is a 2007 episode of the television comedy series Robot Chicken, airing as a one-off special during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block on June 17, 2007. It was released on DVD on July 22, 2008.

Palpatine gets a collect call from Vader who tells him that the Rebel Alliance blew up the Death Star, leaving Palpatine in financial turmoil. This skit is recycled from the episode "1987," although the voice of Darth Vader heard on Palpatine's phone has been redone from the original.

Ultimate Tour of Elstree Studios with chairman, Morris Bright MBE

PRODUCTION DIARY #1 - PETER CUSHING: In His Own Words : We're delighted that our first PRODUCTION DIARY is with MorrisBrightMBE, chairman of Elstree Studios, who takes us on an amazing, impromptu tour of the world-famous studios, home to Hammer Films, Star Wars, The Crown, Big Brother and even Strictly Come Dancing.
We turned up at Elstree Studios on day-one, week-one of production to start recording contributions for the documentary and were met by Morris, who insisted on giving us an a tour of the studios before we settled down to record our interview. Our first PRODUCTION DIARY features around 10 minutes of that ultimate tour of Elstree, with one of the most passionate exponents of film and television, Morris Bright.
After the tour we recorded a short interview about what's happening at Elstree today and what's in-store for the studios in the future. That interview forms our second PRODUCTION DIARY, which is out next week.
https://rabbitandsnail.com/peter-cushing-in-his-own-words-2018/
https://www.facebook.com/RabbitandSnailFilms
https://twitter.com/rabbitandsnail
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Elstree Studios ITV NEWS

Elstree Studios ITV NEWS

Elstree Studios ITV NEWS

Here is a lovely clip that ITV News did for us regarding Elstree & Borehamwoods 100 year anniversary in filmmaking!

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Elstree Studio Casting (1925-1929)

Elstree Studio Casting (1925-1929)

Elstree Studio Casting (1925-1929)

ElstreeStudioCasting (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire). 1925 - 1929?
Possibly for film â€œElstree Callingâ€.
Motion pictures; production. Casting at Elstree film studio in London; c. 1925? Great raw footage of Elstree directors; including a young Alfred Hitchcock; looking over would-be actresses at a cattle call audition.
Group of young women; nearly every one w/ her hair in fashionable marcel waves; parade in a circle around a room; past table where the studio men sit; frowning and smoking cigars and making notes. The girls are a mixed bunch: some are very pretty; some are rather plain; some seem to be experienced models w/ confidence and professional moves; others stiff and awkward. They are dressed in a variety of day and evening dresses - great fashions.
The aspiring ingenues step up to the table one at a time and read a few lines from script - shots of this from various distances and angles; CUs of two of the girls reading. Hitchcock sits (or rather slumps) on the left end; if one is facing the table. Finally a shot of girls sitting in 2 rows looking nervous; boys wait their turn in 2 more rows of chairs in back; Theatrical / movie lights; wooden frames for movie sets; a pulled back curtain; etc. all add to atmosphere.
Note: if anyone knows who the other directors or actresses are, please let us know! - SL.
FILM ID:2412.13
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies GaumontGraphic (1910-1932), Empire NewsBulletin (1926-1930), BritishParamount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

Ultimate Tour of Elstree Studios with chairman, Morris Bright MBE

PRODUCTION DIARY #1 - PETER CUSHING: In His Own Words : We're delighted that our first PRODUCTION DIARY is with MorrisBrightMBE, chairman of Elstree Studios, who takes us on an amazing, impromptu tour of the world-famous studios, home to Hammer Films, Star Wars, The Crown, Big Brother and even Strictly Come Dancing.
We turned up at Elstree Studios on day-one, week-one of production to start recording contributions for the documentary and were met by Morris, who insisted on giving us an a tour of the studios before we settled down to record our interview. Our first PRODUCTION DIARY features around 10 minutes of that ultimate tour of Elstree, with one of the most passionate exponents of film and television, Morris Bright.
After the tour we recorded a short interview about what's happenin...

published: 16 Aug 2018

Elstree Studios ITV NEWS

Here is a lovely clip that ITV News did for us regarding Elstree & Borehamwoods 100 year anniversary in filmmaking!

published: 14 Oct 2014

Elstree Studio Casting (1925-1929)

ElstreeStudioCasting (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire). 1925 - 1929?
Possibly for film â€œElstree Callingâ€.
Motion pictures; production. Casting at Elstree film studio in London; c. 1925? Great raw footage of Elstree directors; including a young Alfred Hitchcock; looking over would-be actresses at a cattle call audition.
Group of young women; nearly every one w/ her hair in fashionable marcel waves; parade in a circle around a room; past table where the studio men sit; frowning and smoking cigars and making notes. The girls are a mixed bunch: some are very pretty; some are rather plain; some seem to be experienced models w/ confidence and professional moves; others stiff and awkward. They are dressed in a variety of day and evening dresses - great fashions.
The aspiring ingenues step u...

PRODUCTION DIARY #1 - PETER CUSHING: In His Own Words : We're delighted that our first PRODUCTION DIARY is with MorrisBrightMBE, chairman of Elstree Studios, who takes us on an amazing, impromptu tour of the world-famous studios, home to Hammer Films, Star Wars, The Crown, Big Brother and even Strictly Come Dancing.
We turned up at Elstree Studios on day-one, week-one of production to start recording contributions for the documentary and were met by Morris, who insisted on giving us an a tour of the studios before we settled down to record our interview. Our first PRODUCTION DIARY features around 10 minutes of that ultimate tour of Elstree, with one of the most passionate exponents of film and television, Morris Bright.
After the tour we recorded a short interview about what's happening at Elstree today and what's in-store for the studios in the future. That interview forms our second PRODUCTION DIARY, which is out next week.
https://rabbitandsnail.com/peter-cushing-in-his-own-words-2018/
https://www.facebook.com/RabbitandSnailFilms
https://twitter.com/rabbitandsnail
https://www.instagram.com/rabbitandsnailfilms/

PRODUCTION DIARY #1 - PETER CUSHING: In His Own Words : We're delighted that our first PRODUCTION DIARY is with MorrisBrightMBE, chairman of Elstree Studios, who takes us on an amazing, impromptu tour of the world-famous studios, home to Hammer Films, Star Wars, The Crown, Big Brother and even Strictly Come Dancing.
We turned up at Elstree Studios on day-one, week-one of production to start recording contributions for the documentary and were met by Morris, who insisted on giving us an a tour of the studios before we settled down to record our interview. Our first PRODUCTION DIARY features around 10 minutes of that ultimate tour of Elstree, with one of the most passionate exponents of film and television, Morris Bright.
After the tour we recorded a short interview about what's happening at Elstree today and what's in-store for the studios in the future. That interview forms our second PRODUCTION DIARY, which is out next week.
https://rabbitandsnail.com/peter-cushing-in-his-own-words-2018/
https://www.facebook.com/RabbitandSnailFilms
https://twitter.com/rabbitandsnail
https://www.instagram.com/rabbitandsnailfilms/

ElstreeStudioCasting (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire). 1925 - 1929?
Possibly for film â€œElstree Callingâ€.
Motion pictures; production. Casting at Elstree film studio in London; c. 1925? Great raw footage of Elstree directors; including a young Alfred Hitchcock; looking over would-be actresses at a cattle call audition.
Group of young women; nearly every one w/ her hair in fashionable marcel waves; parade in a circle around a room; past table where the studio men sit; frowning and smoking cigars and making notes. The girls are a mixed bunch: some are very pretty; some are rather plain; some seem to be experienced models w/ confidence and professional moves; others stiff and awkward. They are dressed in a variety of day and evening dresses - great fashions.
The aspiring ingenues step up to the table one at a time and read a few lines from script - shots of this from various distances and angles; CUs of two of the girls reading. Hitchcock sits (or rather slumps) on the left end; if one is facing the table. Finally a shot of girls sitting in 2 rows looking nervous; boys wait their turn in 2 more rows of chairs in back; Theatrical / movie lights; wooden frames for movie sets; a pulled back curtain; etc. all add to atmosphere.
Note: if anyone knows who the other directors or actresses are, please let us know! - SL.
FILM ID:2412.13
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies GaumontGraphic (1910-1932), Empire NewsBulletin (1926-1930), BritishParamount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

ElstreeStudioCasting (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire). 1925 - 1929?
Possibly for film â€œElstree Callingâ€.
Motion pictures; production. Casting at Elstree film studio in London; c. 1925? Great raw footage of Elstree directors; including a young Alfred Hitchcock; looking over would-be actresses at a cattle call audition.
Group of young women; nearly every one w/ her hair in fashionable marcel waves; parade in a circle around a room; past table where the studio men sit; frowning and smoking cigars and making notes. The girls are a mixed bunch: some are very pretty; some are rather plain; some seem to be experienced models w/ confidence and professional moves; others stiff and awkward. They are dressed in a variety of day and evening dresses - great fashions.
The aspiring ingenues step up to the table one at a time and read a few lines from script - shots of this from various distances and angles; CUs of two of the girls reading. Hitchcock sits (or rather slumps) on the left end; if one is facing the table. Finally a shot of girls sitting in 2 rows looking nervous; boys wait their turn in 2 more rows of chairs in back; Theatrical / movie lights; wooden frames for movie sets; a pulled back curtain; etc. all add to atmosphere.
Note: if anyone knows who the other directors or actresses are, please let us know! - SL.
FILM ID:2412.13
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies GaumontGraphic (1910-1932), Empire NewsBulletin (1926-1930), BritishParamount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

Ultimate Tour of Elstree Studios with chairman, Morris Bright MBE

PRODUCTION DIARY #1 - PETER CUSHING: In His Own Words : We're delighted that our first PRODUCTION DIARY is with MorrisBrightMBE, chairman of Elstree Studios, who takes us on an amazing, impromptu tour of the world-famous studios, home to Hammer Films, Star Wars, The Crown, Big Brother and even Strictly Come Dancing.
We turned up at Elstree Studios on day-one, week-one of production to start recording contributions for the documentary and were met by Morris, who insisted on giving us an a tour of the studios before we settled down to record our interview. Our first PRODUCTION DIARY features around 10 minutes of that ultimate tour of Elstree, with one of the most passionate exponents of film and television, Morris Bright.
After the tour we recorded a short interview about what's happening at Elstree today and what's in-store for the studios in the future. That interview forms our second PRODUCTION DIARY, which is out next week.
https://rabbitandsnail.com/peter-cushing-in-his-own-words-2018/
https://www.facebook.com/RabbitandSnailFilms
https://twitter.com/rabbitandsnail
https://www.instagram.com/rabbitandsnailfilms/

Elstree Studio Casting (1925-1929)

ElstreeStudioCasting (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire). 1925 - 1929?
Possibly for film â€œElstree Callingâ€.
Motion pictures; production. Casting at Elstree film studio in London; c. 1925? Great raw footage of Elstree directors; including a young Alfred Hitchcock; looking over would-be actresses at a cattle call audition.
Group of young women; nearly every one w/ her hair in fashionable marcel waves; parade in a circle around a room; past table where the studio men sit; frowning and smoking cigars and making notes. The girls are a mixed bunch: some are very pretty; some are rather plain; some seem to be experienced models w/ confidence and professional moves; others stiff and awkward. They are dressed in a variety of day and evening dresses - great fashions.
The aspiring ingenues step up to the table one at a time and read a few lines from script - shots of this from various distances and angles; CUs of two of the girls reading. Hitchcock sits (or rather slumps) on the left end; if one is facing the table. Finally a shot of girls sitting in 2 rows looking nervous; boys wait their turn in 2 more rows of chairs in back; Theatrical / movie lights; wooden frames for movie sets; a pulled back curtain; etc. all add to atmosphere.
Note: if anyone knows who the other directors or actresses are, please let us know! - SL.
FILM ID:2412.13
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies GaumontGraphic (1910-1932), Empire NewsBulletin (1926-1930), BritishParamount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

Elstree studios 2017

Elstree Studios

Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and defunct British film studios and television studios based in or around the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire. Studios have been located here since film production began in the area during 1914.

While some facilities have been built and demolished since then, two sites remain in use in Borehamwood; Elstree Studios on Shenley Road and the BBC Elstree Centre on Clarendon Road.

History and facilities

Despite being called "Elstree Studios", only one studio has ever been located in Elstree itself, the remainder residing in the adjacent town of Borehamwood. When the studios were being established, Elstree was significantly larger than Borehamwood. Nowadays, Borehamwood is the larger, but the old names have remained in use.